VladimirPutinisfullofsurprises.HisdecisiontowithdrawRussia’s“basicforces”fromSyriawasforecastbynoone.TheRussianpresident’scourtierswillpresumablybekeepinghimabreastofthemanyinterpretationsofhislat...
Awhileback,IhadadiscussionwithaprominentmemberoftheSyrianopposition.Perhaps,Isuggestedtentatively,theriseofIslamistextremisminSyriameantthattheAssadregimenowrepresentedthelesserevil.ThereplyIreceivedw...
VladimirPutin’sdecisiontopullRussiantroopsoutofSyriahittheheadlinesaroundtheworld.Butitshouldhavebeenexpected.Officialstatementssaidfromthebeginningthattheoperationwouldlastonlyalimitedtime,thatthere...
RussianpresidentVladimirPutinhasorderedhisarmedforcestostartpullingoutofSyriatodayafterasix-monthcampaign,sayingtheyhadlargelymettheirobjectivesanditwastimetofocusonpeacetalks.俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔R...
BritainhaslaunchedairstrikesagainstIsisextremistsinSyria,hoursafterMPsoverwhelminglyendorsedDavidCameron’splantobombwhathecalled“medievalmurderers”.英国发动了对叙利亚“伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯兰国”(ISIS...
TheUSpubliclycalledonTurkeytodomoretocloseitsborderwithSyria,whichhasbeenamajorconduitfortheIsistobringfightersandarmsintothecountry.美国公开呼吁土耳其采取更多措施关闭与叙利亚的边境。目前，这段边境已成...
